Three drug suspects arrested on Grand Island
Three Grand Island men have been arrested on drug charges by Erie County sheriff’s deputies, two of them during a routine traffic stop on Bedell road and the third as he was spotted trying to hide...
View ArticleHamburg assistant police chief to receive $40,000 in benefits when he retires
Hamburg Assistant Police Chief John Conlon retires May 18 after nearly 33 years with the town.When he walks out the door of Police Headquarters, he will receive nearly $40,000 in longevity, holiday...
View ArticleEdwards’ withdrawal shakes up fall campaign plans in Chautauqua
The political winds blow both ways in Chautauqua County, so the announcement by County Executive Greg Edwards last week that he would not be seeking re-election this year has stirred up significant...
View ArticleLockport woman hurt in Friday crash dies
The 19-year-old Lockport woman who was critically injured in a crash with a pickup truck in the Town of Lockport early Friday afternoon died at the Erie County Medical Center this morning, officials...
View ArticleSmall banks catch downtown’s wave in helping to finance real estate...
The rash of construction activity in downtown Buffalo is paying off not only for big developers and lenders, but also for community banks that don’t often benefit from such a boom.The region’s smaller...
View ArticleArcade woman pleads guilty to stealing $1.3 million from employer
An Arcade woman today admitted stealing $1.3 million from American Stainless Corp. in Buffalo.Debra A. Davis, 44, of Java Lake Road, worked as a bookkeeper at the distributor of stainless steel,...
View ArticleTeen pleads guilty in puppy-burning case
A 19-year-old Buffalo man accused of dousing a Jack Russell terrier puppy with lighter fluid and setting him on fire in October pleaded guilty Monday to felony aggravated cruelty to animals.But Adell...
View ArticleDa’Rick Rogers: ‘Tell Bills fans they got the steal of the...
By Tim Graham Almost half the NFL's 32 teams wanted Da'Rick Rogers on their rosters. None of them had enough confidence to draft him. "That puts a bigger chip on my shoulder," Rogers told me over the...
View ArticleCuomo: No White House run, regardless of what Clinton decides
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision whether to run for president in 2016 is having no impact on him because he is not contemplating a White House bid.The governor,...
View ArticleMore details expected in Canada train terror plot
Additional details expected to provide more substantiated information into a terrorist plot to derail a train coming from Toronto to New York City might be released as soon as today, according to Rep....
View ArticleVeterans get one-stop center to deal with needs
With the cutting of a red, white and blue ribbon, the Veterans One-stop Center of Western New York opened for business Monday in Buffalo.The idea of having a single location with many services to help...
View ArticleMan found dead in his vehicle, cause being sought
CAMBRIA – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle Thursday morning and found a man deceased, slumped over the wheel in the driver’s seat, just after 8 a.m. on...
View ArticleSchumer bill would make it a federal crime to steal copper, other metals
NIAGARA FALLS –Sen. Charles E. Schumer picked St. John de LaSalle Roman Catholic Church as the location Thursday to announce proposed legislation that would get tough on thieves who strip and sell...
View ArticleTraining workers to meet the future of manufacturing
With nearly one of every three local factory jobs expected to come open within the next seven years, local development officials on Wednesday took a major step toward laying the groundwork toward...
View ArticleFeds order shutdown of Falls tour bus firm
NIAGARA FALLS – The federal government has ordered Coach USA Tour Inc., based in Niagara Falls, to cease all operations immediately.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration cited a serious...
View ArticleGibraltar profits sink 54 percent
Weak sales and lower prices in its industrial products markets, combined with stormy early spring weather that delayed the start of home building and renovation projects, led to a 54 percent plunge in...
View ArticleJohnston continues to expose corporate loopholes
“It’s not because of high taxes that we’re not getting new products or new development,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston said Thursday evening. “It’s because of government...
View ArticleHopkins’ selection kickstarts battle
Florida State product Dustin Hopkins is happy to have a little extra familiarity when he competes for the Buffalo Bills’ place-kicking job this summer.Hopkins will be reunited with Bills second-year...
View ArticleComptroller, administration spar over sales tax forecast
Erie County budget officials and Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw sparred Thursday over the administration’s first-quarter sales tax revenue projections.Mychajliw, whose office earlier this week...
View ArticleVacation club scammers hit local couple for $1,490
A group accused of perpetrating scams across the country made a stop in the Buffalo area last week, allegedly bilking at least one local couple out of nearly $1,500.Jen Diakakis, of Chautauqua County,...
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